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Why is the Home Building Fund failing to reach small builders?

2020-01-22T06:00:00+00:00By Steve Menary

Despite being the main target of the fund and the ones that need it most, SME housebuilders are struggling to access the cash

Caroline Pidgeon: A decade spent scrutinising Crossrail
2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00
Caroline Pidgeon knows Crossrail inside out after scrutinising the project for a decade and grilling its key players for London’s transport committee. She speaks to Jordan Marshall about exactly what has gone wrong, why the delay is so frustrating and lessons to be learned
My first project: Andrew Pryke
2020-01-20T06:00:00+00:00
He had the chance of a lifetime when he was made project architect on James Stirling’s No1 Poultry at Bank in the City of London
IR35: Is this the end of the road for the freelance?
2020-01-15T10:56:00+00:00
New rules for off-payroll consultants are sending shockwaves through the industry – with some predicting blanket bans on the use of freelancers on projects
Will Persimmon now put its own house in order?
2020-01-14T06:00:00+00:00
Has Persimmon’s financial success come at the expense of quality and safety?
Behind the hype: Explaining construction’s buzzwords
2020-01-13T06:00:00+00:00
The latest series of Building podcasts casts an ear over some of the jargon and buzzwords that have become ingrained in the construction lexicon
What works: The nine-day fortnight
2020-01-13T06:00:00+00:00
Karen Mosley explains why a day off every two weeks can be better for everyone
2020 vision: What do industry experts expect from construction this year?
2020-01-07T06:00:00+00:00
Not just a new year, but a new decade and perhaps this is why so many of our leading industry experts are thinking far into the future.
How will construction benefit from the Queen's speech?
2020-01-06T11:21:00+00:00
Last month’s Queen’s speech should have cheered the construction sector, with billions of pounds earmarked for schools, housing, hospitals and more.
2019 in construction: Building’s review of the year - part two
2019-12-23T06:00:00+00:00
Who were the winners and what horror story continued throughout 2019?

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Caroline Pidgeon: A decade spent scrutinising Crossrail

2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00By Jordan Marshall

Caroline Pidgeon knows Crossrail inside out after scrutinising the project for a decade and grilling its key players for London’s transport committee. She speaks to Jordan Marshall about exactly what has gone wrong, why the delay is so frustrating and lessons to be learned